Galina Konstantinovna Smirnova

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Galina Konstantinovna Smirnova (January 20, 1910 - 1980) [1] [2] was a Russian composer, [3] [4] musicologist, and radio music editor [5] who used folk songs in her compositions [6] and composed at least one film score. [7]

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Smirnova was born in Moscow. She studied at the Moscow Conservatory with Vissarion Shebalin from 1932 to 1940. Few details are available about her work as a musicologist and radio  editor. Her music was published by Sovetskii Kompozitor [8] and was recorded commercially by Albany Records U.S. [9] Her compositions include:

Chamber

Film

Orchestra

Vocal

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